.jpg) Hamby with theLos Angeles Sparks in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1993-11-06)November 6, 1993 (age 32) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Wake Forest (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2015: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | San Antonio Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2022 | San Antonio Stars /Las Vegas Aces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Beijing Great Wall | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Kayseri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Vinyl BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dearica Marie Hamby (born November 6, 1993) is an Americanbasketball player for theLos Angeles Sparks of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for theVinyl ofUnrivaled.
During her senior year at Wake Forest, Hamby averaged 20.3 points, the highest scoring average in the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's and 10.7 rebounds, the second highest in the conference. During her junior season, she had one of the best single-seasons in school-history. In 31 games, Hamby led the nation's top conference in both scoring (22.0) and rebounding (11.0) She would become the first Demon Deacon to lead the ACC in both categories in the same season. Hamby finished as Wake Forest's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, with 1,801 points and 1,021 rebounds.[1]
Drafted sixth overall in 2015, Hamby played for theSan Antonio Stars, which became theLas Vegas Aces in 2018.
In 2019, Hamby shot an average of 11 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.97 steals per game and she tied the WNBA record for the most double-doubles by a reserve off the bench with five. Hamby was votedWNBA Sixth Woman of the Year in 2019, almost unanimously (41 of 43 votes).[2] On the same day she received this award, in the second round, single-elimination2019 WNBA Playoffs game against theChicago Sky, with 6.5 seconds remaining and her team behind 92–90, Hamby made what the WNBA website termed "the shot of the year". Hamby stole a pass fromCourtney Vandersloot intended forDiamond DeShields, dribbled once past half court, and threw in the game-winning basket, securing the win for the Aces.[3]
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On September 20, 2020, Hamby was named Sixth Woman of the Year for the second year in a row.
Hamby signed a multi-year contract extension with the Aces on June 29, 2022.[4] Hamby, and the Aces, won the 2022 WNBA Championship.
On January 21, 2023 Hamby was traded to theLos Angeles Sparks alongside a2024 WNBA draft first-round pick in exchange for the rights ofAmanda Zahui B. and a 2024 WNBA draft 2nd round pick.[5] On June 13, 2024, Hamby signed a one-year contract extension with the Sparks.[6]
On August 12, 2024, it was announced that Hamby would appear and play in the inaugural season ofUnrivaled, a new women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded byNapheesa Collier andBreanna Stewart.[7]
Hamby played for USA Basketball for the first time at the national team training camp in 2022.[8] She played on the women's 2022 USA World Cup Qualifying Team.[8] In December 2023, she played on the 3x3 team for the first time, and they won the gold medal at theAmeriCup.[9] Hamby made the tie-breaking shot to win. She was named the tournament MVP.[10] Hamby was named, as a replacement for the injuredCameron Brink, to the United States 3x3 team for the2024 Summer Olympics.[11] Hamby and the US team won bronze medals.[12][13]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Hamby won aWNBA championship |
Stats current through end of 2025 season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San Antonio | 31 | 16 | 17.4 | .354 | .353 | .642 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | San Antonio | 25 | 25 | 25.3 | .422 | .143 | .723 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
| 2017 | San Antonio | 34 | 3 | 20.2 | .457 | .375 | .608 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | Las Vegas | 33 | 0 | 14.4 | .526 | .289 | .742 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 2019 | Las Vegas | 34 | 9 | 24.8 | .488 | .321 | .718 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 2020 | Las Vegas | 22 | 0 | 28.3 | .539 | .474 | .716 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 2021 | Las Vegas | 23 | 0 | 25.1 | .531 | .226 | .673 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 2022† | Las Vegas | 34 | 32 | 26.5 | .466 | .219 | .720 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles | 40 | 19 | 24.8 | .431 | .220 | .648 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles | 40 | 40 | 33.7 | .512 | .341 | .631 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 17.3 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles | 44° | 44° | 31.2 | .572 | .278 | .627 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 18.4 |
| Career | 11 years, 2 teams | 366 | 188 | 24.9 | .495 | .296 | .663 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| All-Star | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .357 | .667 | .000 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Las Vegas | 5 | 0 | 28.4 | .556 | .462 | .400 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 2020 | Las Vegas | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | .529 | .200 | .625 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | Las Vegas | 5 | 0 | 17.4 | .292 | .000 | .500 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| 2022† | Las Vegas | 6 | 0 | 8.5 | .600 | .000 | .250 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Career | 4 years, 1 team | 19 | 0 | 18.7 | .484 | .292 | .469 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Wake Forest | 34 | 13 | 16.6 | .397 | .250 | .447 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 2012–13 | Wake Forest | 32 | 30 | 28.2 | .542 | .250 | .620 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 10.6 |
| 2013–14 | Wake Forest | 31 | 30 | 35.4 | .552 | .268 | .676 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 22.0 |
| 2014–15 | Wake Forest | 31 | 31 | 35.7 | .507 | .262 | .708 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 20.1 |
| Career | 128 | 104 | 28.7 | .519 | .260 | .664 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 13.9 | |
Hamby and her husband welcomed their daughter, Amaya, in February 2017. In September 2022 at theLas Vegas Aces Championship parade, Hamby announced she was expecting her second child.[16] Dearica Hamby announced the birth of her second child, Legend Maree Scandrick, on her Instagram account in March 2023.[17]
In September 2023, Hamby filed a federal discrimination complaint against the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces, claiming the Aces traded her because she was pregnant and that the league did not adequately investigate.[18]
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